St Nick

alternative St. Nick

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Saint Nick.

   In the latter part of the 19th century, St Nick was engaged by Lewis's department store in Liverpool to entertain children in its Christmas Fairyland.

   2010 December 20, Samuel Muston, “The Timeline: Saint Nicholas”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2010

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   This festivity may be slightly quaint in this country, but is not across much of Europe, where St Nick rides a white horse through the streets of cities such as Amsterdam, Brussels and Vienna, and children receive elaborate chocolate models of a jolly bearded bishop.

   2004 December 24, Stephen Bates, “Saint Nicholas”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2013

   In much of Europe, where the veneration of saints remains part of popular culture, St Nick appears in a variety of forms - in some cities he rides through the streets on a horse - and children receive models of a jolly bearded bishop.

   2007 December 21, Jonathan Petre, “Profile: St Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2025